# NTSB FTW81DPG26: Beech B58, N6745M, Benton, AR, May 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1981
- Place: Benton, AR · BENTON, AR
- Location: 34.5774° N, 92.5726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5774&lon=-92.5726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0660  81/5/13    BENTON,AR           BEECH B58           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N6745M              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     50, 8941 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1327 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR              BENTON,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PREVIOUS FLT IN BARON WHICH HAD FLAP & GEAR SWITCH POSITIONS REVERSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6745M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6745M), registered now, S/N TH-1124, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Saline Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810513026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513026709A), May 13, 1981: Beech 58, Benton, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted gear instead of flaps dring landing roll.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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